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  • Typical Costs for Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings. Second Edition. Volume 1. Summary. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 39.
    December 1994, 80 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-156
    Keywords: Performance categories; Buildings; Quality control; Seismic rehabilitation; Data collection; Cost considerations; Existing buildings; Typical costs; Building types; Database characteristics; Cost database; Costs; Seismic safety

  • Goodwin, E. R.; Maragakis, E. M.; Itani, A. M.
    Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Hospital Piping Subassemblies.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., September 4, 2007, 204 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0013
    Keywords: ; Performance evaluation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Testing; Joints; Pipes; Seismic effects; Hospitals; Subassemblies

  • Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Office Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings. Risk Management Series.
    December 2003, 90 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-397
    Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Risk management; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Vulnerability; Manuals; Seismic design; Protection; Mitigation planning; Implementation

  • Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs. A Handbook for Local Governments.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., August 1994, 246 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-254
    Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Hazards; Buildings; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Financing; Masonry; Communities; Seismic effects; California; Land use; Cities; Legislation; Retrofitting

  • Hazards U.S. 99 (HAZUS(Trade Name)99) Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States.
    February 2001, 42 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-366
    Keywords: Hazards; Buildings; Risk; Vulnerability; Earthquakes; Exposure; HAZards United States (HAZUS); Urban areas; Losses; Seismic effects; Disasters

  • National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Provisions: Design Examples.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., August 2006, 860 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-451
    Keywords: Hazards; Building codes; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP); Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Seismic design; Reduction; Design standards; Construction materials; Recommendations; Procedures; Configurations

  • Jones, L. M.; Bernknopf, R.; Cox, D.; Goltz, J.; Hudnut, K.; Mileti, D.; Perry, S.; Ponti, D.; Porter, K.; Reichle, M.; Seligson, H.; Shoaf, K.; Treiman, J.; Wein, A.
    ShakeOut Scenario. Version 1.0.
    January 2008, 312 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['USGS-OFR-2008-1150', 'CGS-25']
    Keywords: Kern County (California); Scenarios; Damage assessment; Seismic design; Socioeconomic factors; Geology; Casualties; Orange County (California); Economic impact; Earthquakes; Utilities; Los Angeles County (California); Riverside County (California); Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; San Bernardino County (California); Emergency preparedness; Aftershocks; California; Imperial County (California); Emergency response; San Andreas Fault; San Diego County (California); Ventura County (California)

  • Stambaugh, H.; Sensenig, D.
    Special Report. Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 2008, 39 p.
    Keywords: ; Crimes; Buildings; Fire prevention; First responders; Emergency preparedness; Public safety; Emergency communications; Fire fighting; Communities; Fire departments; Natural disasters; Weather; Arson

  • Seible, F.; Hegemier, G. A.; Priestley, M. J. N.; Kingsley, G. R.; Kurkchubasche, A. G.; Igarashi, A.
    U.S.-TCCMAR 5-Story Full-Scale Masonry Research Building Test. Preliminary Report.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., October 1992, 68 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Concrete slabs; Masonry buildings; Buildings; Structural design criteria; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic response; Masonry; Structural vibration; Damage assessment; Reinforcement (Structures); International cooperation; Structural failure; Walls; Displacement; Construction materials; Cracks; Japan; United States; Ductility

  • Yang, J. N.; Wu, J. C.; Agrawal, A. K.; Li, Z.
    Sliding Mode Control for Seismic-Excited Linear and NonLinear Civil Engineering Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., June 21, 1994, 105 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-94-0017
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Hysteresis; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Sliding mode control; Robustness (Mathematics); Linear systems; Active control; Variable structure system; Mathematical models; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis